GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |